FDA Proposes Extensive Food-Safety Rules

WASHINGTON—Federal regulators on Friday proposed new rules aimed at preventing food-related illnesses, requiring that fruit and vegetable farmers keep deadly bacteria out of their fields and subjecting processors to stricter safety monitoring.

The safety standards proposed by the Food and Drug Administration will cover all aspects of growing and harvesting produce, including crops like cantaloupes and lettuce, which have been the source of deadly illness outbreaks in recent years. Facilities that use those raw crops to...